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Philippines Urges China to De-escalate Tensions After Air Incident over Scarborough Shoal
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China's intensifying military presence surrounds Thitu, a small island home to hundreds of Filipinos. The Philippines is upgrading its crumbling military facilities on the island's southern end and encouraging more Filipinos to move in to strengthen its claim to the island, which it calls Pag-asa. Life on the island is mostly peaceful, with small wooden fishing boats, rough houses, and locals deboning fish and fishing with spears. Nearby, China has stationed a flotilla of coast guard ships, ma..
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Philippines to protest China's manoeuvres over disputed sea
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The Philippines, led by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, will protest China's manoeuvre over the disputed South China Sea, where a Chinese aircraft fired flares at a Philippine air force NC-212i plane conducting a routine patrol over Scarborough Shoal, also known as Bajo De Masinloc or Huangyan Dao. Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the Philippines cannot let this go, and will file a diplomatic protest. China's naval and air forces were sent to track, warn and expel the Philippine aircraft,..
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South China Sea: how will Manila answer as Beijing shifts tactics from water to sky? | South China Morning Post
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A recent incident involving Chinese air force actions in the South China Sea has intensified concerns in the Philippines that Beijing’s aggressive maritime tactics in the disputed territory could increasingly be used in the sky.
Analysts said Manila must urgently establish clear rules of engagement and bolster its air force capabilities to manage potential future conflicts. However, they did not believe it would lead to the country invoking its Mutual Defence Treaty (MDT) with the United States,..
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Philippines urges China to de-escalate tensions after air incident over Scarborough Shoal
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Despite the recent dangerous incident, Manila and Beijing have reached a provisional arrangement on resupply missions to the Second Thomas Shoal, agreeing to ease tensions and manage their differences in the South China Sea.
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Filipinas acusa a China de realizar maniobras peligrosas en una zona marítima disputada - DER SPIEGEL
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Filipinas acusa a China de realizar maniobras peligrosas sobre el arrecife de Scarborough. Un incidente en 2012 llevó a la ocupación del arrecife por parte de China. El Tribunal Permanente de Arbitraje rechazó en 2016 las reclamaciones territoriales de China, pero Pekín ignora el fallo.
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